Episode 1 The Desire To Listen

‘Seeking Sydney’ episode 1 starts with a white-knuckle rideto Bondi then moves down the coast to Bronte, with a quick detour to Bronte in Sicily. Up through Waverley cemetery for a quick hello to some literary ghosts and a sad reflection on who gets a monument, and who doesn’t. Into CentennialPark, Gadigal land, and the Guriwal Trail with Deborah Lennis. A nod to Patrick White and Manoly Lascaris. Up to Anzac Parade to talk to Matthew Doyle, then on to Daceyville and Joss Bell. Finally we’re at La Perouse with Paul Irish,wondering how someone who was there for six weeks gets naming rights while the real owners, with 60,000 years of occupation, knowledge, governance and maintenance,are ignored. Extra notes and acknowledgements at the ‘Seeking Sydney’ blog.